High school (grades 9-12) · Rochester, NY

Edison Career and Technology High School

Federal NCES profile for Edison Career and Technology High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 362475006216
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Edison Career and Technology High School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of New York schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New York.

#8 of 15
high schools in Rochester · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for New York
90.9%
free-lunch eligible

Edison Career and Technology High School has class sizes smaller than 84% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Edison Career and Technology High School ranks #8 of 15 high schools in Rochester, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-72 students YoY

Edison Career and Technology High School shrank from 1,233 students in 2022-23 to 1,161 in 2023-24 (-5.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 154.7 → 145.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-72 students YoY 362475006216 · Rochester, NY High · MID · TRAD

1,362 enr · 8.8:1 · 90.9% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: School of the Arts (1,065 students)

Edison Career and Technology High School shrank from 1,233 students in 2022-23 to 1,161 in 2023-24 (-5.8%). Teacher FTE lost 154.7 → 145.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Edison Career and Technology High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Edison Career and Technology High School reports 1,362 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Edison Career and Technology High School compares

Edison Career and Technology High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.8:1 ▼ 25% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 90.9% ▲ 62% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,362 top 3% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,362
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
90.9%
free-lunch eligible - 62% above the New York average of 56.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 16% in New York - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$33,643
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 1362 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
212
in-school suspensions + 298 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 37.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 49.6%
Hispanic or Latino 39.2%
White 5.8%
Two or More 2.7%
Asian 2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 49.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.6, Edison Career and Technology High School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

District finance for Rochester City School District reports $33,643 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Edison Career and Technology High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
School of the Arts Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
School 33-John James Audubon Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Franklin Upper School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
School 58-World of Inquiry School Smaller Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Edison Career and Technology High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Rochester City School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Edison Career and Technology High School

How many students attend Edison Career and Technology High School?

Edison Career and Technology High School has 1,362 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rochester, NY. CCD year-over-year: 1,233 (2022-23) → 1,161 (2023-24), down 72.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Edison Career and Technology High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Edison Career and Technology High School is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 44% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Edison Career and Technology High School?

90.9% of students at Edison Career and Technology High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Edison Career and Technology High School?

The largest demographic group at Edison Career and Technology High School is African American at 49.6% of enrollment, in Rochester, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Edison Career and Technology High School?

Edison Career and Technology High School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Edison Career and Technology High School rank among high schools in Rochester?

By Resource Investment Index, Edison Career and Technology High School ranks #8 of 15 high schools in Rochester, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Rochester on the city page.

What other schools are in Rochester City School District?

Besides Edison Career and Technology High School, Rochester City School District also operates School of the Arts (1,065 students), School 33-John James Audubon (980 students), and Franklin Upper School (969 students). See the Rochester City School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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